I only hope it is enough to atone for everything else I've done.

( He flexes one clean hand and then the other as Optimus finishes, giving him a small grin. Who would have known that Optimus Prime, leader of the Autobots and famed for jumping off things and punching them could be so gentle? It makes Shockwave smile down at their hands, wrapping one around one of Optimus'. )

Perhaps. ( A pause, and he looks into his optics, expression serious. ) I'm concerned. Gestalt technology -- Jhiaxus made the first combiner, and I nearly completed the first successful one before I was entombed. But he was never properly formatted for the job, Optimus. If you could convince him to let me look at him--

( Shockwave sighs, because he knows Prowl would never agree to such a thing. Instead he reaches with a free hand to turn up the music. )

But I think we've both earned a break.